All About Dirty Fasting Dirty fasting is a term for consuming a small number of calories during a fasting window. For instance, you may be having intermittent fasting with window periods (when you can eat something). When you incorporate other foods other than water, tea, and black coffee in this window, you practice dirty fasting. …
Can deficiencies affect tooth health? The foods you eat can also affect your teeth and gums from the inside out. When you do not eat enough foods that contain certain nutrients important for teeth or gum health, these vitamin deficiencies can damage your oral health. Calcium Deficiency Proper calcium intake is important for tooth health …
6 Benefits of Not Eating Meat Improve gut health Diets that exclude meat are often rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and other plant foods, they tend to be high in dietary fiber. Fiber feeds the beneficial bacteria in your gut that produce compounds with anti-inflammatory and immune-supporting roles in the body. Gut bacteria …
Are You a Shopaholic? 8 Signs You Have a Shopping Addiction Being a shopaholic means having an addiction to shopping. Shopaholics tend to go out and shop compulsively rather than having control over their buying impulses. While it may not sound like a rare problem, it is quite prevalent. 18 million people have an addiction …
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HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE (HD) Huntington’s disease is an incurable hereditary brain disorder that results in the progressive degeneration of the brain cell. The disorder has a great impact on a person functional ability and may affect movement, behaviour, and cognition. Huntington’s effect about 4 to 15 in 100,000 people and most people develop symptoms in their …
ABDOMINAL PAIN Abdominal pain refers to discomfort that is felt in the space between the chest and groin. The abdomen houses many vital organs including the stomach, liver, kidneys, pancreas, small and large bowel, appendix, gallbladder, spleen, and reproductive organs. It also contains muscles and some major blood vessels. Discomfort in any organ or part …
ABDOMINAL DISTENSION An abdominal distention is the outward expansion of the abdomen beyond the normal girth of the stomach and waist. in another word, abdominal distention is a visible or actual increase in abdominal size Abdominal distention is not a disease in itself but rather a symptom or indicator of an underlying disease or dysfunction …
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs) Sexually transmitted diseases, also referred to as sexually transmitted infections are infections that are majorly spread by sexual contact, especially vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Some STDs can spread through non-sexual contact such as through the use of unsterilized drug needles, from mother to infant during childbirth and breastfeeding, and blood …
Ankle Brachial Index The ankle-brachial index is a simple, non-invasive procedure that is used to check for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The disease causes arteries to narrow and restricts blood flow to the limbs. It usually leads to leg pain while walking and also increases the risk of suffering a heart attack or a stroke. …
BURSITIS Bursitis is the inflammation, swelling or irritation of a bursa. There exist about 160 bursae in the human body. A bursa is a sac filled with lubricating fluid which forms under the skin, found over the joints. They usually act as a cushion between areas where tendons and muscles slide across bone. The lubrication …
